Compare towns
Wilmot vs Newfields vs Springfield vs Danbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Danbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Wilmot | Newfields | Springfield | Danbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,487 |
2,023Highest |
1,122Lowest |
1,451 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
47.4±5.8 9% above NH |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.2%±2.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6 NH: 20.1% |
23.7%±5 NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4% NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
2.3%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$71,685±$11kLowest 28% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43k about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
$240,700±$35kLowest 40% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289 25% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
$1,281±$390 14% below NH |
| Newfields and Danbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
$3,760Lowest 44% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±36.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
90.9% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 9 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
34 min 29% above NH |
36 minHighest 35% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.